2008 Tenosynovitis eMedicine Emergency

Description: Tenosynovitis involves inflammation of the tendon and tendon sheath. Examples of tenosynovitis include de Quervain tenosynovitis of the wrist (ie, abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendons), volar flexor tenosynovitis (ie, trigger finger), pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis, which can be from gonococcal (GC) infections and other infectious etiologies.
Synonyms and related keywords: de Quervain tenosynovitis of the wrist, abductor pollicis longus tendons, extensor pollicis brevis tendons, volar flexor tenosynovitis, stenosing tenosynovitis, trigger finger, gonococcal tenosynovitis, GC tenosynovitis, Finkelstein test, nongonococcal infectious tenosynovitis, suppurative tenosynovitis, pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis, cardinal signs of Kanavel, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus species, Pasteurellamultocida, cat bites, Eikenella corrodens, human bites, Mycobacterium species, diabetes mellitus, intravenous drug abuse, IV drug abuse, arteriosclerosis obliterans
Norvell & Steele 2008